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Tag Archives: forgiveness
God’s Grace; October 17, 2020
Luke 2:40 And the child grew and became strong; he was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon him. I was struck just now by the fact that Luke used the word, grace, in relation to the … Continue reading
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Tagged blessing, forgiveness, giving grace, giving what we have received, grace, receiving grace, selfishness
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Cleansing; October 15, 2020
Zechariah 13:1 “On that day a fountain will be opened to the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, to cleanse them from sin and impurity.” As the hymn says, “There is a fountain filled with blood drawn from … Continue reading
Trusting God; October 9, 2020
Jeremiah 31:9 They will come with weeping; they will pray as I bring them back. I will lead them beside streams of water on a level path where they will not stumble, because I am Israel’s father, and Ephraim is … Continue reading
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Tagged charles blondin, comfort, faith, forgiveness, prayer, repentance, sin, the Holy Spirit, trusting God
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Faithfulness; October 4, 2020
Psalm 145:13 The Lord is faithful to all His promises and loving toward all He has made. I was attracted to this part of the Psalm, but when I went to type in the Japanese it was missing! Then I … Continue reading
Forgiving; July 31, 2020
Mark 2:5 When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven.” This is a very interesting incident. It’s the only place I can recall where someone else’ faith was credited for forgiveness. We don’t … Continue reading
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Tagged decisions, emotions, evangelism, forgiveness, forgiving, resentment, salvation, sin
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Authority and Forgiveness; July 14, 2020
Matthew 9:8 When the crowd saw this, they were filled with awe; and they praised God, who had given such authority to men. We don’t often think about how faith is intertwined with authority. Right now all sorts of things … Continue reading
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Tagged authority, cancel culture, faith, fear, forgiveness, God's authority, name calling, repentance, rioting, wisdom
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Preaching; July 1, 2020
Lamentations 2:14 The visions of your prophets were false and worthless; they did not expose your sin to ward off your captivity. The oracles they gave you were false and misleading. Lamentations is not a book we read very often, … Continue reading
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Tagged failure, forgiveness, Full Gospel, preaching, prophecies, prophets, repentance, results, sin, success, the Word of the Lord
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Repentance; June 22, 2020
Isaiah 57:21 “There is no peace,” says my God, “for the wicked.” We love the many gracious promises in the Bible but we tend to ignore the conditional statements. We love, “Peace, peace, to those far and near,” in verse … Continue reading
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Tagged being sorry, conditional promises, conscience, forgiveness, God's promises, peace, pleasure, regret, repentance, sins, starting over, thrills
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Repentance; May 29, 2020
2 Chronicles 7:14 “If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will … Continue reading
